Biologist
Barry Commoner
American biologist, college professor and eco-socialist
1917 - 2012
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Barry Commoner
His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Barry Commoner is the 928th most popular biologist (down from 562nd in 2024), the 8,257th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,055th in 2019) and the 131st most popular American Biologist.
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Among Biologists
Among biologists, Barry Commoner ranks 928 out of 1,097. Before him are Jan Sztolcman, Edward Bagnall Poulton, Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov, Thomas Thomson, Gaston Bonnier, and Yang Zhongjian. After him are Mary Katharine Brandegee, George Romanes, Carl Eduard Hellmayr, Thomas Pennant, Ken Alibek, and Johann Christoph Wendland.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
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Jan Sztolcman
1854 - 1928
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 922
Edward Bagnall Poulton
1856 - 1943
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 923
Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov
1869 - 1945
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 924
Thomas Thomson
1817 - 1878
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 925
Gaston Bonnier
1853 - 1922
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 926
Yang Zhongjian
1897 - 1979
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 927
Barry Commoner
1917 - 2012
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 928
Mary Katharine Brandegee
1844 - 1920
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 929
George Romanes
1848 - 1894
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 930
Carl Eduard Hellmayr
1878 - 1944
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 931
Thomas Pennant
1726 - 1798
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 932
Ken Alibek
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 933
Johann Christoph Wendland
1755 - 1828
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 934
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1917, Barry Commoner ranks 286. Before him are Virginia Grey, Eugen Walaschek, Tofig Guliyev, Lise Nørgaard, Wenche Foss, and Vernon A. Walters. After him are Richard Boone, José Magriñá, Nils Täpp, Ibrahim Shams, Freddie Francis, and Carl Forssell. Among people deceased in 2012, Barry Commoner ranks 335. Before him are Zig Ziglar, Humayun Ahmed, Bill Moggridge, Valeri Vasiliev, Lyudmila Kasatkina, and Chikage Awashima. After him are Sergey Nikolsky, Sergio Livingstone, Gu Chaohao, Pierre Adam, Chad Everett, and Maryam Khatoon Molkara.
Others Born in 1917
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Virginia Grey
ACTOR
1917 - 2004
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 280
Eugen Walaschek
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 2007
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 281
Tofig Guliyev
COMPOSER
1917 - 2000
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 282
Lise Nørgaard
WRITER
1917 - 2023
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 283
Wenche Foss
ACTOR
1917 - 2011
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 284
Vernon A. Walters
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2002
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 285
Barry Commoner
BIOLOGIST
1917 - 2012
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 286
Richard Boone
ACTOR
1917 - 1981
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 287
José Magriñá
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 1988
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 288
Nils Täpp
ATHLETE
1917 - 2000
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 289
Ibrahim Shams
ATHLETE
1917 - 2001
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 290
Freddie Francis
FILM DIRECTOR
1917 - 2007
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 291
Carl Forssell
ATHLETE
1917 - 2005
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 292
Others Deceased in 2012
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Zig Ziglar
WRITER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 329
Humayun Ahmed
WRITER
1948 - 2012
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 330
Bill Moggridge
DESIGNER
1943 - 2012
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 331
Valeri Vasiliev
ATHLETE
1949 - 2012
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 332
Lyudmila Kasatkina
ACTOR
1925 - 2012
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 333
Chikage Awashima
ACTOR
1924 - 2012
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 334
Barry Commoner
BIOLOGIST
1917 - 2012
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 335
Sergey Nikolsky
MATHEMATICIAN
1905 - 2012
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 336
Sergio Livingstone
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 2012
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 337
Gu Chaohao
MATHEMATICIAN
1926 - 2012
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 338
Pierre Adam
CYCLIST
1924 - 2012
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 339
Chad Everett
ACTOR
1937 - 2012
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 340
Maryam Khatoon Molkara
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1950 - 2012
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 341
In United States
Among people born in United States, Barry Commoner ranks 8,257 out of NaN. Before him are Vernon A. Walters (1917), Armistead Maupin (1944), David Conrad (1967), Theodore Long (1947), Andy Cohen (1968), and Charli D'Amelio (2004). After him are Richard Boone (1917), Marcus Loew (1870), William Merritt Chase (1849), John F. Reynolds (1820), Colman Domingo (1969), and Ina Balin (1937).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsVernon A. Walters
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2002
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 8,251
Armistead Maupin
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 8,252
David Conrad
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 8,253
Theodore Long
WRESTLER
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 8,254
Andy Cohen
PRESENTER
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 8,255
Charli D'Amelio
YOUTUBER
2004 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 8,256
Barry Commoner
BIOLOGIST
1917 - 2012
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 8,257
Richard Boone
ACTOR
1917 - 1981
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 8,258
Marcus Loew
BUSINESSPERSON
1870 - 1927
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 8,259
William Merritt Chase
PAINTER
1849 - 1916
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 8,260
John F. Reynolds
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1820 - 1863
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 8,261
Colman Domingo
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 8,262
Ina Balin
ACTOR
1937 - 1990
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 8,263
Among Biologists In United States
Among biologists born in United States, Barry Commoner ranks 131. Before him are Benjamin Smith Barton (1766), Alfred G. Knudson (1922), Sereno Watson (1826), Joseph Banks Rhine (1895), Stanley Norman Cohen (1935), and Janet Rowley (1925). After him are Mary Katharine Brandegee (1844), Joanne Chory (1955), Norman I. Platnick (1951), Alice Catherine Evans (1881), Maxine Singer (1931), and Outram Bangs (1863).
Benjamin Smith Barton
1766 - 1815
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 125
Alfred G. Knudson
1922 - 2016
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 126
Sereno Watson
1826 - 1892
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 127
Joseph Banks Rhine
1895 - 1980
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 128
Stanley Norman Cohen
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 129
Janet Rowley
1925 - 2013
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 130
Barry Commoner
1917 - 2012
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 131
Mary Katharine Brandegee
1844 - 1920
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 132
Joanne Chory
1955 - 2024
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 133
Norman I. Platnick
1951 - 2020
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 134
Alice Catherine Evans
1881 - 1975
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 135
Maxine Singer
1931 - 2024
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 136
Outram Bangs
1863 - 1932
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 137
